Mexico leads in popularity for Americans looking for a little fun in the sun. It is the only country that has three destinations on the Allianz Partners' list of the 10 favorite places for US tourists to visit this summer. They are: Cancun (1st), Los Cabos (2nd) and Puerto Vallarta (7th).
The number of passengers passing through the Puerto Vallarta International Airport continues to grow. The month of April saw a 12.6% increase in travelers, which brought the gain in the first 4-month period of 2023 to 24.8%, and placed it once again as Grupo Aeroportuario of the Pacifico's leading air terminal in Mexico.
Two new flights will be coming to Puerto Vallarta in June, one operated by Volaris and the other by JetBlue. Volaris will be offering daily flights to and from Guadalajara as of Thursday, June 1st, and daily flights from Los Angeles on JetBlue will start on Thursday, June 15th.
Puerto Vallarta received almost 223,000 international passengers on 73 cruise ships in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Administration of the National Port System. This is more than double the number of registered passengers in the same period of 2022, when 103,644 passengers arrived on 57 cruises.
From May 29-June 6, some of Mexico's largest online retailers and e-commerce sites are participating in the country's biggest Internet shopping event. The annual 'Hot Sale,' a 9-day version of 'Cyber Monday,' offers online shoppers incredible discounts and deals.
After two years of relatively mild hurricane seasons, 2023 will see above-average activity in the Mexican Pacific. The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional has issued its forecast for the season, predicting a total of 16–22 named storms. Of all the events, at least 5 are expected to impact the entire Mexican Pacific coast.
Despite the complex nature of the pile driving process, construction of the new pier in Boca de Tomatlán, which will improve maritime connectivity in Puerto Vallarta and along the coast of Jalisco, is about 70 percent complete. The tentative delivery date could be at the end of June.
Five of the thirteen cruise ships that Puerto Vallarta will welcome this month have already come and gone, the first being the Emerald Princess on Monday, which was followed by double arrivals on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Norwegian Sun will dock in our port today, wrapping up the first week of May.
Lots of us have heard of the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo, but not everyone knows what it celebrates. It is not, as some believe, Mexico's Independence Day. The festivities that occur on the fifth day of May commemorate a battle that was fought more than 50 years after Mexico declared its independence from Spain.
Viva Aerobus announced that starting in mid-July, just in time for the summer vacation period, it will start operating a new daily flight between the Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) and the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) in Mexico City.
